HUD reopens COVID-19 relief applications for affordable senior housing providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 25, 2020
The federal government has announced a second application period for COVID-19 supplemental payments for affordable senior housing providers and other multifamily housing providers.
Mobile health apps don’t always work
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2014
Mobile health apps need more oversight, according to an article published in the July issue of New England Journal of Medicine.
Parkinson’s incidence to top 1.2 million by 2030 in U.S.
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2018
The incidence of Parkinson’s disease in the United States will exceed 1.2 million by 2030, according to new estimates published Tuesday in the journal npj Parkinson’s Disease.
Morning exercise can improve older adults’ decision-making throughout day
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2019
Here’s information your residents and employees can use: Moderate-intensity exercise in the morning improves cognitive performance, such as decision-making, in older adults throughout the day compared...
Resident cracks security combo with Morse code knowledge, translates into fine for community
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2021
A Tennessee senior living community was fined $2,000 by the state after two residents eloped from the memory care unit undetected last spring.
Shareholder plans vote against Capital board slate to ‘send a simple message’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2019
Capital Senior Living shareholder Cove Street Capital plans to vote against all three people up for election or re-election to the senior living company’s board at its May 14 annual meeting of stockholders...
Proposed changes could double budget rate increase for affordable senior housing providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 22, 2022
A proposed change in how operating costs are calculated for affordable housing communities is projected to double the annual budget rate increase for those providers in 2023.
CCRC uses interactive gaming system to improve residents’ quality of life
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 23, 2021
A Fairfax, VA, continuing care retirement community is among the first in the nation to use an interactive gaming system with microchip-based technology designed to improve the quality of life for older...
Study: Cognitive assessments important in those with Parkinson’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2016
Having the cognitive ability to keep up with conversations often is more of an issue for those with Parkinson’s disease than are physical speech problems, according to new research.
Proposed border wall would affect senior community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2017
A senior community in southern Texas has put a $1 million expansion plan on hold as it waits to learn more about the federal government’s plans for a border wall between the United States and Mexico.